Texas’s vaccine rollout plagued with problems; health experts look for solutions to fix it
Two different agencies have two different maps. Neither is answering questions. Both are telling people to do the opposite of what providers recommend. Author: William Joy (WFAA) Updated: 10:19 PM CST December 30, 2020
FORT WORTH, Texas The vaccine rollout in Texas has been plagued by slow reporting, miscommunications and a lack of public information.
Comments flooded the WFAA Facebook page complaining vaccine providers wouldn’t answer phones, that people couldn’t navigate maps and provider websites, and that doctors’ offices didn’t know where to find the vaccine.
Monday, December 28, 2020
Editor’s note: This story is the second installment of a four-part series looking back at the year that was 2020.
In the months of April-June, San Marcos saw a tragedy with the killing of San Marcos Police Department Officer Justin Putnam. San Marcans also participated in civil-rights protests seeking justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. As the summer began in 2020, COVID-19 cases began to spike.
April
On April 1, the Daily Record reported that Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra announced the county would receive 2,000 COVID-19 tests through an agreement with Reliant Immune Diagnostic’s telemedicine application MDBox. The tests, however, would become a source of contention and never became available to the county. The CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System completed its acquisition of Central Texas Medical Center on April 1. The hospital was also renamed to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos. To combat the economic hardship caused by the C
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Free COVID-19 Testing At St. Louis Baptist Church In Tyler
As the COVID-19 Vaccine begins to be administered in East Texas and across the country, its still important to get tested for COVID-19 so you can know your status and we have details on how you can get tested for free beginning Monday.
The Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) are providing free walk-up COVID-19 testing opportunities for anyone with or without COVID-19 symptoms according to an email we received from the City of Tyler.
The ongoing, walk-up testing site will take place at St. Louis Baptist Church, located at 4000 Frankston Hwy., starting Monday, Dec. 21 through Wednesday, Dec. 30. Testing will occur Monday through Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.